November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). According to the website: National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing on November 1. The goal is to write a 50,000 word, (approximately 175 page) novel by 11:59:59, November 30. Valuing enthusiasm and perseverance over painstaking craft, NaNoWriMo is a … Read more
Breaking the Code: A Father’s Secret, a Daughter’s Journey, and the Question That Changed Everything Karen Fisher-Alaniz Sourcebooks November 1, 2011 ISBN-13: 978-1402261121 Paperback, 336 pages, $10.19; also available in Kindle edition, $9.99 Nonfiction/Memoir The cover of the book calls it a memoir, but it is much more than that. It is a story about … Read more
Thank you to the 111 commenters who left 224 comments in September. Your comments extended the conversation and added value and interest, and I enjoyed replying to every one of them. Every month when I post thanks to commenters, I get questions about how I compile this list. I have explained my system in detail … Read more
This year’s Blog Action Day coincides with World Food Day, so the blogging topic of the day is food. There are so many things that can be said about food. It is essential to our survival. In the developed world, we eat too much and have serious health problems with obesity (and I’m one of … Read more
I talk to writers every day who are thinking about publishing their own books. Some have friends who have self-published, so they know it can be done. Or they’ve read the blogs of writers who are doing well in the Kindle store. Or they are just tired of waiting for the agent, the editor, the … Read more
This video shows the power and majesty of God’s handiwork. I even see a cross and the face of Jesus, but even if you don’t see that, I think you will be struck by the absolute power and majesty of God’s creation.
I am blessed to belong to an orthodox, Spirit-filled church, All Saints Anglican Church in San Antonio. Our priests are Godly men who love the Lord and their parishioners, and their parishioners love them in return. Both are staunch in their beliefs and never hesitate to correct when correction is needed, but correction is always … Read more
I pray to serve others in a fraction of the way of the homeless man in the video below. O LORD, our heavenly Father, whose blessed Son came not to be ministered unto, but to minister; We beseech thee to bless all who, following in his steps, give themselves to the service of their fellow … Read more
Crossing the Scriptures: The Amazing Bible Study by Debra Chapoton My rating: 5 of 5 stars Christians sometimes wonder if there is any value to studying the Old Testament, with its genealogies, strange laws, violence, and vengeance. The author shows how the entire Bible ties together in a beautiful tapestry of God’s truth. In the … Read more
The first full week of October is Great Books Week, a time to celebrate “great books.” When we think of great books, we generally think of the classics, books that have been read for generations. Longevity is certainly an indication that a book is great—people would not continue to read it for decades or hundreds … Read more